TAWA PULAO

Ingredients:

Basmati rice                - 1½ cups

Onion                          - 1 medium(finely chopped)

Tomato                        - 1 medium(finely chopped)

Capsicum                    - 1 small(finely chopped)

Potato                          - 1 medium(cubed)

Carrot                          - 1 medium(cubed)

Green peas                  - ½ cup

Green beans                - 10-15(1 inch chopped)

Ginger                         - 1 inch piece(grated)

Salt                              - To taste

Turmeric powder        - ¼ tsp

Red chilli powder       - ½ tsp

Pav bhaji masala         - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds/jeera       - ½ tsp

Butter                          - 2 tbsp

Coriander leaf              - 2 tbsp(finely chopped)

Method:

Rinse the rice thoroughly 2-3 times to remove starch and soak for 15 mins.

Cook the rice with salt and a few drops of oil in rice cooker.

Once rice is cooked, keep the lid open and let the rice cool.

Steam the chopped vegetables(potato, carrot, green peas, beans) till cooked well.

Heat butter in a kadai. As butter melts, add cumin seeds. Once it splutters, add onion and grated ginger.

Saute until the onion is light brown and raw smell of ginger goes away.

Then add tomatoes and saute until tomatoes turn mushy. Then add capsicum and saute for 2-3 mins.

Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and pav bhaji masala. Mix well and saute until butter starts releasing from sides.

Add the cooked vegetables and saute for 3-4 mins.

Add the cooked basmati rice and gently mix with vegetable mixture.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with raita.